Nobody ever described Jake LaMotta as well as he once described himself. Or, actually, maybe describe is the wrong word. It’s more like he was confessing. Or possibly he was explaining something that ...

The legendary Sugar Ray Robinson (174-19-6-2 NC, 109 KOs) was born as Walker Smith Jr. in Ailey, Georgia, moving to New York City after his parents separated, which led to him dropping out of school ...

Like Sugar Ray Robinson, Chicago’s Johnny Bratton is fond of flashy clothes and cars, can handle a hot lick on the drums, and boxes with a fancy-Dan prance. When Sugar Ray graduated to the ...

Hailed by Muhammad Ali as "the king, the master, my idol," Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer America had seen since Joe Louis and is considered by many today to be, pound for pound, the best ...

In Valatie, where he lived for two decades, Joey Archer wasn’t recognized as the boxer who sent Sugar Ray Robinson into retirement or the man who fought twice for the world middleweight title at ...

The item in Walter Winchell’s column one day last June sounded genuinely solicitous. “Sugar Ray Robinson and gambler-shylocks are at war,” it read. “Buddies rushed out of Harlem bars and saved him ...

“Beauty, power, greatness, perfection — Sugar Ray Robinson was the best,” said Sugar Ray Leonard . Take a moment to comprehend the caliber of the men giving Robinson such high praise. Some of the ...